Gideon

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Gideon v. Wainwright Resources include background summaries, key excerpts of the majority opinion, and a diagram of how this case moved through the court system.

Oyez: Gideon v. Wainwright A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.

Gideon v. Wainwright — Further Readings

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Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972)

Answers.com: Argersinger v. Hamlin Encyclopedia article.

Oyez: Argersinger v. Hamlin A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.

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Lassiter v. Department of Social Services

Oyez: Lassiter v. Department of Social Services A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.

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Commentary

FindLaw: Assistance of Counsel Detailed analysis of how the courts have interpreted this right under the Sixth Amendment.

National Law Journal: ‘Gideon v. Wainwright’: A model great case Article by Mark C. Rahdert, professor at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.

Florida Bar Journal: Gideon: then and now Article by Tod Aronovitz.

Indiana Law Journal: The Invisible Pillar of Gideon Article by Adam M. Gershowitz, South Texas College of Law.

New York University School of Law: A Right to Council in Civil Cases: Lessons from Gideon v. Wainwright Article by Laura K. Abel.

Clearinghouse Review: Towards a Context-Based Civil Gideon Through Access to Justice Initiatives Article by Russell Engler, New England School of Law.

Penn Law Journal: ABA President Demands Civil Gideon

Yale Law Journal: Gideon in White/Gideon in Black (PDF file) Article by Anthony V. Alfieri.

Equal Justice Magazine: Civil Gideon Sidestepped Article by Daniel Cox.

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Hugo Black

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